My Detailed ZS!

[john180]

Well as i said i was getting my car detailed by BULLITT who is a member on themgzr.co.uk. Well i had it done this weekend. I have quoted his thread from there so you can see the excellent work he has done on my car. Must say i'm over the moon with it. :D:D:D:D :mml:

If any one is thinking of having their car detailed this is your man! :mml:

let me know what you guys think.

John

Been a while since the last one but here is it. The car was actually done in a day but I said to John that I wouldn't post the pictures up until he has seen it. So then, the pics...

Got the car in this condition, swirl marks a plenty and well, a pretty grubby interior...
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_2.jpg
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The Interior
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_32.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_36.jpg
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http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_38.jpg

Not good, so off I went
Wetted first with warm water and then degreased with diluted G101. Washed with Zymol Auto Wash Shampoo
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_1.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_19.jpg
Degreased the B post around the hinges and brushed out all of the dirt and grime.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_26.jpg

Once dry, I started on the machine polish, I'd been told to give Menzerna polishing compound a try and I have to say, I'm totally sold on it, it is my new favourite product as its so easy to use! Oil based so no need to keep wetting the pad and panel which means that it doesn't go everywhere either so no need to spend hours taping off panel gaps etc! Save so much time and its a hell of a lot easier to use!

I had to put up my valeting gazebo, with the car been black it basically turned into a hotplate with the sun shining on it. I didn't want products baking to the paint so the car went into the shade.

Some pics of polished panels
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_15.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_16.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_17.jpg
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http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_34.jpg

A 50/50 on the bonnet, N/S of the bonnet (right side of the pic) is the polished side.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_18.jpg

Doing the boot lid under the spoiler was a difficult task but when I took the handle off the polisher it fit between the lid and spoiler...just lol
These two pics are reflections from the rear spoiler after polishing
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_29.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_30.jpg

Once the bodywork had been polished, Zymol Cleaner Wax and then Harly's Carnauba wax were used to seal in the fresh paintwork. I've used Harly's on my own car for a while now, still on my first tub of it! It gives a great covering and I've found it one of the best for providing long last protection and a good shine.

Remember the interior? This one...
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_35.jpg

Henry got to work on the carpet, sucking up everything and using Henry and a Meguiar's Sidelock brush, clearing all the little gaps in trim, around switches and the airvents. The Seats were brushed with an Upholstery brushed and the all leather was treated with Zymol Leather Cleaner/Conditioner. The Dashboard and trim was wiped down with Smartwax SmartDressing, very good product, smells great and is non shiney, perfect for dashboards as it reduces the reflection on to the windscreen. All the glass was cleaned with Meguiar's Glass Cleaner.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_40.jpg
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Finally, the car's shine was touched up with Smartwax Smart Detail and all of the black trim was wiped over with Poorboys Natural Shine, another very good, easy to use product.

The finshed pics
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_45.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/bullittrich/ZS180/ZS180_3.jpg
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Got to admit, I LOVE the sound the KV6 makes and ZS is a very nice drive indeed. Gonna look into getting a MK1 ZS180 for a track car :D

Thanks for looking

Rich

[mr_gee]

very nice John-boy, Sorted! you'll have to start bringing it to shows now mate!!!

[rob120+]

Looks amazing.... How much does it cost?

[john180]

very nice John-boy, Sorted! you'll have to start bringing it to shows now mate!!!

get some work done ;)

but thank you :D:clap:

[ZS Phil]

Looks great, the difference is amazing. I you dont mind me asking, I would also like to know how much because I am in two minds about buying a polisher etc.

[sc9ar]

that is a great improvement mate, id be well chuffed with that! all the swirls gone is worth any amount of money :D

[Stephen]

Nice work!;)
Iv been doing mine which i think is the same colour as yours. Pretty hard work as blacks not the easiest colour to work with!

[mr_gee]

Pretty hard work as blacks not the easiest colour to work with!
Michael Jackson would agree

[BULLITT]

Thanks for the comments guys, I managed to get John's car done in a day thanks to a new polishing compound I'm now using.

If anyone wants a quote for it doing drop me a PM and I'll get back to you :)

Rich

[will-w]

Looks rather nice I must agree! But I would say that as I think Pearl Black is the best colour! :)

On a side note, where did you get your steering wheel from? It's not a standard ZS wheel, well it's not the same as mine anyway! :(

[arwilson80]

Absloutely awful








...to let the car get that dirty inside. :p





The finished pics are amazing!

[Smokey]

I think you may be missing a bolt on the spoiler unless its just the camera angle?

[arwilson80]

There's one missing from thr front hole on the passenger side. Can see it in another pic. ;)

[Marky Mark]

Looks rather nice I must agree! But I would say that as I think Pearl Black is the best colour! :)

On a side note, where did you get your steering wheel from? It's not a standard ZS wheel, well it's not the same as mine anyway! :(

You can get them here Will :happy2:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-400-414-416-420-45-MG-ZS-Leather-Steering-Wheel_W0QQitemZ110335879807QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_C arsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item19b087ea7f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C 293%3A1%7C294%3A50

I have one to fit to my car, put an offer in for £20, as thats the lowest they accept at the mo, or try lower, they do look much better than the original steering wheel :rofl:

[will-w]

I saw that and thought they looked really similar, cheers!

How much nicer are they than stock? They look quite a bit thicker!:detective:

[john180]

new steering wheels are great, thicker than the original one and slightly smaller.

and yes i know i have bolt missin lol :p

[ian zs180]

Super job you have done there looks spot on

[Maxfly]

looks brilliant, a job well done:D